Supporting cleat for scoop boards



l. w. TALBOT.

SUPPORTING CLEAT FORSCOOP BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I4, 192i.

1,410,137. Patented Mar. 21,1922.

wum'rsn STATES" PATIENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. TALBOT, OF GILTNER, NEBRASKA.

SUPPORTING CLEAT FORSCOOP BOARDS;

T all whomitma-y concern: 7

Be it known that JAMEs W. TALBOT, a

. citizen of the United States, residing at Gilt:

ner, in the county of Hamilton and State of Nebraska, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Cleats for Scoop Boards, of which the following is a specification.

invention relates-to improvements in to the means for supporting the scoop board or gate of'the same. i

As is well known, the scoop board or gate.

of a far nwagon is ordinarily supported by a cleat, which is fastened to the rear end of the wagon body. This cleat projects rearwardly and laterally beyond the wagon body. \Vhen the grain or the like in the wagon body is being dumped into the elevator, the rear end of the wagon body is swung downwardly, and the ends of the cleat frequently 7 strike a portion of the elevator, and are broken thereby. V

In accordance with my invention, I pro vide a cleat which is fastened to the rear end of the wagon body and extends longitudinally and laterally beyond the body. This cleat is equipped with pivoted end members, which are locked against ClOWIb' ward swinging movement, but are free to swing upwardly. These end members constitute extensions of the body portion of the cleat, and serve to support portions of the scoop board or gate. When the grain is dumped from the wagon body, the scoop board or gate is removed, and should the end members strike portions of the elevator, they are swung forwardly, and hence do not break.

An important object of the invention is to provide a cleat of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong and durable, and may be applied to a wagon body of the ordinary type, without materially altering the construction thereof.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is aside elevation of a supporting cleat embodying my invention, showing the same in place upon a wagon body, with the scoop board removed,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same,

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Mar. 2 1, 1922. Application filed m 14, 1921. Serial No. 469,640.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 33 of Fig. 1, and,

Fig.4 1s a perspective view of the support ing cleat, parts being separated for the pur-.-

n nates awagon body as a whole, such asa wagon l)OCl16S, i1I1(l has particular reference tomary. This cleat does not project longitudinallyor laterally beyond the wagon body. w i

The numeral 9 designates my improved supporting cleat, as a whole, comprising a body portion 10, which is channelled, or inverted U-shape in cross section. This body portion has transverse openings formed therein for receiving bolts 11, which serve to rigidly attach the same to the cleat 8. Of course the supporting cleat 9 may be secured to the rear end of the wagon body by any other suitable means. The body portion 10 carries at its ends end members 12, which when horizontally arranged form in effect continuations of the body portion 10. Each end member is provided with a reduced portion 13, projecting into the body portion 10, and pivotally connected therewith by a pin or rivet let. As the lower side of the supporting cleat 10 is open, it is obvious that the end members are free to swing upwardly, when contacting with an obstruction as a portion of the elevator, but the same cannot swing downwardly below their alignment with the body portion 10. The upper surface of the end members are flush with the upper surface of the body portion 10.

I The numeral-15 designates a scoop board or gate, having end portions 16, which may be adjustably and detachably connected with the sides 7 by links 17 or any other suitable means. These links may have notches 18, for detachably engaging elements 19. As the invention is not concerned with the par ticular type of device for holding the scoop gate in the opened and closed position, the links have been shown simply as illustrative of some form of means.

It will be seen that the scoop gate, when opened or closed, rests upon the supporting cleat 9, and is wholly supported thereby.

When the rain or the like in the wagon body is to e dumped, the scoop boar is removed from the wagon body and the rear end of the wagon body lowere Ifthe end members 12 contact with parts of the elevator, during this lowering operation, such end members will be swung upwardly, and hence liabilit of breakage of the supporting cleat is avoi ed.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention shown is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the s irit of my invention or'the sco e of thesu joined claims.

thereof and projecting outwardly beyond the body, said-cleat having pivoted endmembers, and-a scoop-board adapted to be sup ported upon the supportin cleat.

2. A supporting cleat or supporting a scoop board of a wagon body, said cleat aving thus described my invention, I

claim: y

1. The combination with a wagon body, of a supporting cleat secured to the rear end embodying a bod portion and pivoted end members adapte to swing upwardly, and means to secure the body portion of the cleat to the wagon body.

3. A supporting cleat for supporting a scoop board of a wagon body, said cleat embodying a hollow body portion, and end memortion, means for pivoting the end mem ers to the body portion, and means for securing said bod portion to the rear end of the wagon body. Intestimony whereof I afiix my si nature.

' JAMES W. TAL OT. 

